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T. G. SEARCH. MOLD Pon GURLING HAT BRIMS. No. 579,368. Patented Mar.'23, 1897.

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ilnrrnn arianne Parent @retient THEODORE O. SEARCH, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO TIIE JOHN B. STETSON COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

MOLD FOR CURLING HAT-BRHVS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 579,368, dated March23, 1897.

Application filed September 22, 1894. Serial No. 523,832. (No model.)

.To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THnoDoRE C, SEARCH, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Molds for Finishing and Curling Hat-Brims, of which thefollowing is a specilication.

The object of my invention is to make a hatmold flange in two parts, sothat it can 1o be readily removed without damaging the curled edge ofthe hat after the edge is formed, and to lock the parts together withlocks flush with the outer surface of the parts. By my invention notonly can the hat be readz 5 ily removed from the hat-mold, but the moldscan be made interchangeable, as fully described hereinafter, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis alongitudinal section of my imzo proved hatnnold. Fig. 2 is an invertedplan view of the moldnlan ges. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3, Fig.2. Fig. eis an end view looking in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is a perspective View of part of the two 2 5 flanges detached,and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the lock.

A is the base, having an annular tongue a, adapted to a groove b in theunder side of each mold-flan ge B B, sothat when the flanges 3o aremounted on the base they will be properly centered. The mold for thebrim or" the hat is made in two parts, as clearly shown, so that whenthe hat-blankis set on the molds and properly formed by simply removingthe 3 5 molds from the base and turning the hat right side up andunlocking the mold they can be readily removed from the curl of the brimof the hat without tearing or damaging the formed edge.

4o I preferably make the joints inclined, as indicated in Fig. t, andlform a tongue c on one flange adapted to a groove c in the oppositeilange, so that when the two flanges are brought together, as in Figs.and l, they will interlock.

I) is a lock having a pin d. This lock rests in grooves e e in theflanges, Fig. 5, and the pivot-pin d is adapted to an orilice b, asclearly shown in Fig. 4t. The head of the lock passes 5o into an openinge2 on the opposite flange, so that when the lock is pivoted to oneflange it can be turned into the grooves e e and into the opening e2,and it will be flush with the periphery of the flange, as indicated inFigs.

l and 2, the head and the pivot of the lock holding the flangestogether. The lock neatly iits the grooves, so that by simply pressingit in position it will readily hold the parts together.

I make the hole in one flange at fdirectly 6o back of the lock, so thatby passing a tool in the opening the lock can be forced out a sufficientdistance to allow it to be readilygra-sped by the hand and Withdrawn tothe position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. 65

I preferably arrange one lock at each end of the hat-curl, as shown inFig. 2.

Brims or molds of different shapes may be readily substituted for themold shown in the drawings without departing from my inven- 7o tion.

In molding a hat the operator places the proper two-part brim-mold uponthe base A and then locks the parts together. The hatblank is theninserted in the mold and its brim turned over the edge of the brim-moldto give it the proper curve and shape, after which the hat and thebrim-mold are removed from the base and reversed. The brim--mold is thenunlocked, so that one part will be in- 8o dependent of the other, and asthe joint is made on an incline one part can be readily turned withinthe brim and removed without tearing or disguring it, after which theopposite part can be removed. By making the lock in the manner shown allprojections are dispensed with.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of the two parts of abrim-mold with a lock or locks pivoted at one 9o end upon one part ofthe mold and having' rigid heads on the other ends thereof, for enteringopenings in the other part of the mold, thereby securing the two partstogetherz, said locks being flush With the surface of the mold,substantially as described.

2. The combination in a hat-mold, of the base, the two-part brim-moldmounted thereon and having inclinedjoints, with locks for locking thetwo parts together, substantially roo as described.

3. The combination of a hatebrim mold, of

the base, the two-part brim-mold adapted thereto having inclined joints7a tongue on one part adapted to a, groove in the other part, with locksfor locking the two parts together, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the base, the tw0- part brim-mold having` inclinedjoints, slots in the end of each part of the brim-mold, a looking-bai"adapted to the slots, said look- 1o ing-bar having a, pin on one end,and a head on the opposite end so that "when the parts are locked thebei1 will be flush with the periphery of the mold, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of 15 two subscribing' Witnesses.

THEODORE C. SEARCH. Vitnesses:

SAML. K. SPENCER, J H. CUMMINGS.

